Heisman Trust Vacates 2005 Award

Even though Vince Young says that he doesn't want the Heisman, I'm sure he would have gladly accepted it if they gave it to him. I don't like leaving the 2005 Heisman winner vacant. I think it's more of a slap in Reggie Bush's face if they leave it empty, because it will always be the elephant in the room come Heisman presentation ceremony.

The funny thing about all of this is Pete Carroll's reaction:
"Reggie's got to do what he's got to do on this stuff and make his determination," Bush's former college coach, Pete Carroll, said Wednesday.

"I support whatever he's doing. I'm sure he's figured it out and he's living it. I'm not really focused on it. There's nothing I can really do about that," the new Seattle Seahawks coach added. "All of our attention is on Denver and getting ready for the game. I wish him the best and hope they figure it all out."

He's laughing because he got away with all of this and nothing happened to him.

Reggie Bush Gives Up His Heisman

Reggie Bush gave up his 2005 Heisman and I think that's bullshit. He was obviously pushed by the Heisman committee to give it back and he did it just to appease them.

It's an individual award and he had the "best" year that year, so he still deserves it. If you think other Heisman recipients never received anything extra when they were at school, you're retarded. There is no way Desmond Howard made it through Michigan without any extra incentives.

Now that he gave it back the big debate is Vince Young. Not only do I think he deserved it more than Bush in 2005, but if they don't give it to him now, I'll throw a hissy fit. If you want to see my case and point, go back and watch the 2005 Rose Bowl, when Young outplayed Bush on the biggest stage in college football.

One of the best memories I have from that game is after when Vince took the crystal ball and did the Heisman pose with it.

Bush's Heisman Vacated

After a long investigation which cost USC to vacate the 2005 wins, be on 4 years of probation and 2 years of being banned from bowls, it seems the final step was to strip the Heisman Trophy from Reggie Bush. I personally find this BS, Reggie Bush was a kid back then and did what was best for himself. Which I'm alright with. You can knock off wins, and put the school on probation but taking away individual achievements is BS. But since Bush is getting stripped of it, does this mean that Vince Young will now receive it? He finished 2nd in voting and during that year I felt Young should have won it anyways. I know during that time, he felt slighted for not getting it, so they should at least give it to him.

ReMarkable

I don't know what's more impressive, Mark Ingram's stats vs the SEC defenses or the fact he is the first Alabama player to win the Heisman. Ingram received 227 first-place votes and 1,304 points. Gerhart got 222 first-place votes and 1,276 points, while Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, last season's runner-up, received 203 and 1,145. Although it was close in the voting, I do believe Stanford's 4 losses and Alabama's unblemished record was the deciding vote. ngram has been the backbone of Alabama's offense, rushing for a school-record 1,542 yards, gaining 6.2 yards per carry and scoring 18 touchdowns. There is no better person to deserve this than Ingram.

Heisman Finalists

Tim Tebow added another Heisman first to his long list of accomplishments just by being selected a finalist for this year's trophy.

Tebow became the first player to be invited to the Heisman Trophy presentation ceremony three times when the Florida quarterback -- along with Colt McCoy, Mark Ingram, Toby Gerhart and Ndamukong Suh -- was named a finalist Monday for college football's most prestigious player of the year award. ESPN

I told you whom I believe should win the trophy, it's now up to the selection committee. I really hope its Ingram, but I wouldn't be devastated if Toby Gerhart won it either. I would just think it would be nice to have a rb to win it all, because their have been too many QBs recently. As for Suh, the world isn't ready to see a defensive lineman as the winner of the Heisman.

Mark Ingram For Heisman?

Why shouldn't Mark Ingram win the Heisman? He was the only one to live up to their Heisman hope this weekend. Colt McCoy and Texas may have won, but stats wise, Colt had an awful game (184 yards and 3 picks). Other frontrunner Tim Tebow had a clunker of a game also going for 247 yards with a TD and a INT. The only one who had a great game was Mark Ingram who finished the game with 113 yards on the ground and 76 yards receiving and 3 TDs against the number 1 ranked defense in college football. Toby Gerhart deserves some consideration too, but you also have to take competition into account. The Pac 10 defenses aren't really that scary compared to the SEC defenses and to have Ingram run for close to 1,600 yards against the NCAA's tough defenses is extremely impressive. So with that being said. Ingram for Heisman. Roll Tide Roll.

Heisman Hopefuls

1. Chase Daniel – QB- Missouri
His Strong Arm has led to big play after big play. Daniel is seventh in yards and 8th in touchdowns; I’m waiting to see how he plays under the pressure of a late season Big 12 match up.

2. Javon Ringer – RB- Michigan State
This guy is the real deal, he has posted two 200 hundred yard performances already. He is second in yards and tied for first in rushing touchdowns with 12.

3. Graham Harrell- QB- Texas Tech
Harrell has excelled in Texas Tech’s offense and has put on a passing clinic so far. He has found fellow candidate, Michael Crabtree for 8 of his 18 touchdowns, which is good for second in the country.

4. Michael Crabtree- WR- Texas Tech
This comes as no surprise after Crabtree’s coming out party last season. Once Texas Tech begins their in conference schedule his numbers may decrease, but look for him to make plays all season long.

5. Sam Bradford – QB- Oklahoma
Mr. Efficiency, Bradford is second in both, QB rating and touchdowns. He has only thrown three interceptions through five games. It doesn’t hurt that he plays for the #1 Sooners.

-Brian B